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EXPERIENCED: Martingale Marine Services owner Daniel Martinez, with more than 25 years in the marine services industry, is pictured at the Safe Harbor shipyard in Warwick. 
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Martingale Marine Services helps make boating smooth sailing

Daniel Martinez loves all things boats and has more than 25 years of experience in the marine services industry to prove it. But Martinez, a...
VALUE-DRIVEN: Digit Murphy, founder of the United Women’s Sports NIL Agency LLC, has always been focused on growing the value of women in sports.
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United Women’s NIL Agency working to uplift women in sports

Whether it was coaching hockey at Brown University or helping China get its hockey team prepared for the Olympics, Digit Murphy has always been...
TOGETHER TIME: John Theberge, co-owner of Newport Pickleball Club in Middletown, encourages people to come “enjoy the friendly vibe” of pickleball. 
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Newport Pickleball Club capitalizes on latest craze

After Island Cinemas closed in January 2023, entrepreneurs John Theberge and Charles Irving had an idea to fill the 40,000-square-foot void left in Middletown. Officially...
READY TO PLAY: Games enthusiast Ryan Praditkamollert has opened his own store, The Crypt, in Providence’s Jewelry District. He focuses on inclusivity. 
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Inclusivity rules at The Crypt gaming space

Ryan Praditkamollert has been fascinated by board games since he was a kid, but it wasn’t until a decade ago that he began playing...
A GROWTH OPPORTUNITY: Erynn Field, right, and Carina Labonte have opened Tidal Wave Training LLC and plan to use their background in sports performance, strength training and coaching to help clients. 
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Fitness studio offers exercise, education, endurance

After earning her master’s degree in kinesiology, North Kingstown native Erynn Field joined forces with Carina Labonte and launched Tidal Wave Training LLC in...
FRESH SPICES: Matthew Mazzarella and Jessica Neubauer opened Ocean State Spice & Tea Merchants in Providence after falling in love with the concept when visiting a similar shop in Michigan last year. 
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New tea shop bringing enticing aromas to Providence

Matthew Mazzarella and his fiancée, Jessica Neubauer, were immediately taken in by the aromas and the atmosphere when they stepped into a spice and...
FULLY SEEN: Catherine Novas works with a student at Nova Learning Center, her Christian day care program in North ­Providence.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Novas launches day care based on faith and family in honor...

After completing her Master of Arts from Brandeis University, Catherine Novas began a teaching career she thought would fulfill a lifelong desire to work...
DEEP DIVE: Dr. James Cardi and Donna Zaken are the founders of ­Cardi Aesthetics & Wellness in Cranston, the state’s first functional medicine practice, which is focused on getting to the root causes of aging. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Helping patients improve from the inside out

Donna Zaken is well versed in functional medicine, which is an approach focused on finding the root causes of symptoms and diseases. But as...
BACK ON THE MENU: Angie and Jeff DiMeo opened East Side Cheese & Provisions in Providence last summer to return a local cheese shop to Wayland Square after La Laiterie at Farmstead closed in 2014. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Familiar flavors return to Providence’s East Side

When Angie and Jeff DiMeo opened East Side Cheese & Provisions, the shop restored a once-familiar offering in its Providence neighborhood. “In Wayland Square, there’s...
FRESHEN UP: Santa’s Doggie Workshop owner Rebecca Buontempo, right, and groomer Tasha Thibeault work with Jude, a mini labradoodle, at the dog day care and pet grooming business in Johnston.
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Buontempo combines passions with launch of Santa’s Doggie Workshop

Call it a tinsel lining. Now a third-generation small-business owner, Rebecca Buontempo still has vivid memories of the sacrifices made by her father and grandfather. “I...
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